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ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- David Greene tossed three touchdown passes as 19th-ranked Georgia coasted to a 35-7 victory over Houston, which completed the first winless season in school history. The Bulldogs concluded Mark Richt's first regular season as coach with an 8-3 mark and set a school record by reaching at least eight wins for the fifth consecutive season. Vince Dooley led Georgia to four straight eight-win campaigns from 1984-87. Georgia also beat Houston for the first time in four tries. The Cougars were 2-0-1 in the previous three meetings. The Cougars (0-11), who had one-win campaigns in 1993 and 1994, suffered their 15th straight loss. Their closest call this year was a 29-28 loss to Cincinnati on October 20. Verron Haynes, who rushed for 399 yards in the last two games, scored on a two-yard run to give Georgia a 7-0 lead with 6:30 left in the first quarter. Haynes rushed for 122 yards on 24 carries giving him a three-game total of 521 yards. He ran for a career-high 207 yards in last week's win over Georgia Tech. Before switching to tailback when Musa Smith suffered a hip flexor injury, Haynes spent most of his career as a fullback, rushing for just 216 yards in his first 30 games. Greene completed just 9-of-17 passes, but threw for 210 yards as the Bulldogs relied on the big play. Greene has thrown for 2,789 yards, the second-highest total by a freshman in Southeastern Conference history. The Bulldogs struggled at times in the first half, but Greene combined with Fred Gibson for a 12-yard TD pass that gave Georgia a 14-0 lead with 1:11 left in the second period. The Bulldogs broke it open with three touchdowns in the third period. Greene tossed a pair of 49-yard TD strikes to Terrence Edwards and Jarrett Berry before backup Cory Phillips found Jarrett Berry for a 10-yard TD that made it 35-0. Houston avoided the shutout on Nick Eddy's 16-yard TD pass to Orlando Iglesias with three seconds left in the third period. Eddy completed 16-of-27 passes for just 115 yards and two interceptions for the Cougars. Houston was held to just 46 yards on the ground. Joffery Reynolds led the Cougars with 50 yards on 14 carries.
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